Spoon Bits

[John Morris]

I absolutely love my new to me spoon bit collection, and a few other odds n ends, spur bits, drill bits, and they work perfectly in my smallest Spofford No.108 brace.

 

I received these bits in the mail from a friend here on The Patriot Woodworker, I shall not divulge his name unless he wants to be known, but I just wanted to say thank you very much, this was a very pleasant surprise for me when they came in the mail. It was completely by surprise!

 

So I inserted one of the spoon bits in my Spofford and bore a nice clean hole in a chunk of Ash, it cut very well and accurate. Larger spoon bits are coveted by chair makers, and these smaller ones will be excellent for smaller projects such as boxes and furnishings. I can't wait to use them.

So, thank you my friend! I don't buy much for myself these days, our resources have been going to "other things" family related, and when something like this comes in the mail, it's very special, and the fact that someone here thought of me, is really really cool

 

 

[Ed-H]

Nice collection.  I have never seen this type before.  
 

[John Morris]

@Ed-H, and others, any help on ID,ing this would be appreciated. Thanks! 

 

 

 

[Ed-H]

I have seen, and used, this irwin expansion bit, looks like they are cousins, but yours looks a little more refined.  
 

[Gerald]

I have a couple expansion bits and like Ed said yours looks a bit more sophisticated/ or someone idea to fancy up a bit. However that extra spur seems to defeat having a flat bottom.

[Ed-H]

The worm on the end kinda ruins the flat bottom concept too.   I didn’t realize they were intended to make flat bottom holes.